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ABC3D | 
 enlarge | Author: Marion Bataille
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $13.57
You Save: $6.38 (32%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 340
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Pop
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 36
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.9 x 1.6
ISBN: 1596434252
Dewey Decimal Number: 428.1
EAN: 9781596434257
ASIN: 1596434252
Publication Date: October 14, 2008 (In 3 Days)
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Availability: Not yet published
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Product Description
"One of the most delightful and innovative pop-up books I have ever seen."--Robert Sabuda Prepare to be amazed. From the lenticular cover that changes with the angle of your hands all the way to the Z, ABC3D is as much a work of art as it is a pop-up book. Each of the 26 three-dimensional letters move and change before your eyes. C turns into D with a snap. M stands at attention. X becomes Y with a flick of the wrist. And then there's U...Boldly conceived and brilliantly executed with a striking black, red, and white palette, this is a book that readers and art lovers of all ages will treasure for years to come.
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Far Out! Great Book! October 7, 2008
I was in awe when I opened this amazing pop-up book. It is a three-dimensional look at the alphabet that stands alone in excellence. The cover is holographic. You are intrigued right away as your eyes feast upon a shiny red cover that changes its letter upon movement, but the real pleasure awaits you inside the pages of this work.
Within you will find the alphabet set before you with the most imaginative use of paper that I have ever seen. With the flick of your hand or the movement of a page one letter will turn into another, one spins around, the letter B slides out to greet you. Every page is an exciting surprise, an adventure for your mind and a morsel of delight for your eyes. Children learning their alphabet will be encouraged to look at this book over and over again. It has a drawing power like none other that I have seen. Adults as well will not be able to resist the urge to study each letter and be in awe at the imagination of this author.
I am impressed and am proud to give this book a hearty recommendation. New invocative work that every household would benefit from having, definitely an investment that will continue to bring pleasure and learning for years to come.
Pop-up Alphabet October 6, 2008
This is an elegant art book. It is not a children's book. The book is printed using only black, white and red with no pictures at all. The pop-ups are beautiful and very clever.
 A Fun, Pop-Up Alphabet Book - a review of "ABC3D" October 6, 2008
This is a really cool Alphabet pop-up book! The cover is one of those optical plates (sort of holographic), where what you see changes depending on what your angle of approach is.
Kids of all ages love this type of stuff, but to test it out I not only gave "ABC3D" to my own two children -- currently 6 and 8 years old -- but I loaned it to my son's kindergarten teacher from last year. The response was overwhelmingly positive. (The teacher wanted to know where she could get her own copy, and my kids kept clamoring to get the book back, so they could play with it some more.)
One of the reasons for the book's popularity is that the pop-ups are clever. While generally speaking each letter sits between it's own two pages, there are some clever variations that keep kids guessing. "C" becomes "D" , for example, when the C flops over and a previously hidden vertical bar becomes the upright part of the "D". Similarly, pulling the page taunt, turns E into an F. And O and P have a special transparency page with two slanty-bars that remake them into Q and R. But if you have time, look at the video and see for yourself.
As with all pop-up books, I would suggest that "ABC3D" be used with parental help. Toddlers and Preschoolers and even Kindergartners can be really rough on paper.
Thinking Outside the Book- Sophisticated Pop-ups October 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book shows you that thinking outside the "box" can truly be illustrated so inventively here that not only will any age enjoy it,
but it makes you reflect. This small book is a great coffee table book, great for a small group show n tell and great just to
relax with from time to time. What I enjoyed about the book is that seeing the transformation of the letters in various formats makes one think about life's options. When you look at something, letters or anything else , how many different ways can it be reinvented- repurposed, effectively and creatively. I enjoyed how the letters are morphed so that they have a fluidity and a beauty to them. I think this book is great for the elementary teacher who is teaching penmanship to add a little whimsy to learning. Great for the art teacher or fashion instructor whose trying to get the students to look at other creative options. If your are creative I think it could even be used as the back drop for a good bed time story for parents to use with kids to show them creativity as well. If your not into being creative visually, the book definitely will show you that if you put your mind to it, you've got so many more options than the old standards. Look around in your world and see it differently.
Creative, grownup, pop-up book September 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An interesting book that you could view with a child, but supervise them - the pop-ups are on the delicate side, and could be damaged easily by a child. There are only three colors - black (and shades of gray), red, and white. Some of the pop-ups, like the letter "U" are really fun. At first I thought my copy was missing the letters "Q" and "R," but I was mistaken - this is a clever book, even for those of us who know the alphabet!
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